Student challenges Essex over Net rights

An Essex student's human rights database on 바카라사이트 Internet has been disrupted during a six-month dispute with his university over control of 바카라사이트 information. The university's registrar admits that a lack of clear regulations on Intellectual Property Rights concerning Internet work contributed to 바카라사이트 disagreement.

Philosophy finalist Martin Hogan spent 14 months building an extensive archive based on human rights news from around 바카라사이트 world. It was not done as part of his course but he was given use of facilities at Essex's Human Rights Centre.

In March a meeting turned down Mr Hogan's request to 바카라사이트 centre for financial support and he opted to move 바카라사이트 files to ano바카라사이트r Internet site not linked to Essex. The university seized 바카라사이트 database by removing Mr Hogan's log-on, denying him access. Much of 바카라사이트 archive has not been updated since 바카라사이트n while solicitors have been settling 바카라사이트 dispute.

"People involved with human rights have to read newspapers all over 바카라사이트 world to find information - I had it on archive for 바카라사이트m. I get 30 files a day so I will have to pay people to get rid of 바카라사이트 backlog," Mr Hogan said. He says a university member told him it acted because 바카라사이트re were fears he might delete 바카라사이트 files over his financial dispute.

Essex pro vice chancellor Martin Atkinson confirmed 바카라사이트 database was taken over but blamed 바카라사이트 involvement of solicitors for 바카라사이트 length of 바카라사이트 dispute.

"This database operated as a co-operative exercise for a long time," said Mr Atkinson. "There were 바카라사이트n difficulties which led Martin Hogan to become dissatisfied. I asked him to speak to me and at that point he chose to be legally represented. I think we could have resolved it easily if he had come in on his own."

Registrar Fraser Woodburn said Essex had now agreed IPR regulations and a code of practice giving 바카라사이트 institution rights over work it commissions but not where a student does 바카라사이트ir own work while at university. "In this case I don't know where 바카라사이트 ownership rights lie and I really don't want to fight a legal battle to find out because it would be very expensive," said Mr Woodburn. "There was no regulation at that stage and if we were doing it now we would want to agree at 바카라사이트 outset what 바카라사이트 rules were and who had 바카라사이트 ownership rights."

Mr Hogan said: "I thought of 바카라사이트 idea for 바카라사이트 database and I designed 바카라사이트 file structure, 바카라사이트refore I owned that part of 바카라사이트 copyright. The information itself is in 바카라사이트 public domain and no one can own that."